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Deal optimism rallies HBOS shares
Shares in troubled bank HBOS rally amid increased confidence that a planned takeover by Lloyds TSB will go ahead.
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Bad weather sees off steam rally
Incessant rain leads organisers to cancel the Fairford Steam Rally for the second year running.
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Rally called off over muddy field
One of the biggest steam rallies in the South West is called off after rain leaves the exhibition field too muddy.
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Classic cars go on a local tour
A vintage car club holds its international rally in Scotland, for the first time in about a decade.
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Oil prices decline as strike ends
Oil prices ease from a record as Scottish refinery workers end a strike that disrupted North Sea crude production.
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Oil climbs on UK pipeline fears
Oil prices approach record levels as a planned UK refinery strike threatens production in the North Sea.
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Pakistan students fight emergency
Amber Rahim Shamsi in Lahore looks at how Pakistani students are responding to emergency rule.
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Hundreds see vintage steam rally
A rally of vintage steam engines is held in Pool to celebrate Cornwall's mining heritage.
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Caution sounded as floods recede
Flood alerts are downgraded but officials warn more rain is on the way.
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Scrap steam engine to go on show
A restored 19th Century steam engine sold as scrap in the 1950s is to go on show at a museum.
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London icon or 'bashed-up relic'?
To those who think it's just a bus, the feelings aroused for and against London's Routemaster are a revelation.
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Pressure growing on Hungarian PM
The Hungarian capital Budapest sees the biggest rally yet in a week of protests against the government.
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Sheridan unveils Solidarity party
Tommy Sheridan cuts his ties with the Scottish Socialist Party as he launches a rival organisation.
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Mexico challenger senses history
Supporters of Mexico's defeated presidential candidate remain determined to have the result overturned, reports Duncan Kennedy.
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Man hurt in steam rally accident
A man is being treated in hospital after an accident involving a horse and cart at a steam rally in Devon.
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Rally remembers steeplejack Fred
The life of legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah is being celebrated by a charity steam rally.
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Vietnam: The music of protest
The protest movement against the Vietnam War spawned a wider cultural movement whose repercussions are still evident today.
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Obituary: Fred Dibnah
With his head for heights and his love of steam engines, Bolton-born steeplejack Fred Dibnah became an unlikely TV star.
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Week in pictures: 2 - 8 Oct
A look back at the most striking photos of the week.
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Post-Saddam stock rally sags
Rises on global stock markets after Saddam Hussein's arrest fail to last and the dollar slips to new lows.
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